“I suppose what really baffles me is that I can’t think of a single reason why a civilian needs to own a military-grade weapon, apart from being a monstrous arsehole." - Emma Brockes (Writer for The Gaurdian)
I own an AR-15, so I guess that makes me a "monstrous arsehole". To be fair, I have my moments when I get my hackles up and starting acting like, how we say in the colonies, an "asshole". I tend to act like an asshole when people tell me how to live my life. What property, they FEEL, I should own or not own.
No, I do not own an AR-15 for punching holes in paper at a distance, or for blasting Bambi's dad right in his stupid fucking face. It is simply for my defense, my family's defense, and yes even defense of complete strangers like you. My rights do not spring from government decree. I was born with my rights and they are as inseparable from me, as long as I am exercising them.
Monstrous? Nay. Arsehole? Sometimes, and proud of it.